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COMBINED WORK TABLE AND BASKET. No. 348,373. Patented Aug. 31, 1886.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SARAH E. BALL, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

COMBINED WORK TABLE AND BASKET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 348,373, dated August31, 1886.

Application filed April 30, 1886.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SARAH E. BALL, of Brooklyn, Kings county, and Stateof New York, have invented a certain new and useful Combination lVorkTable and Basket; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and the letters of reference marked thereon,forming a part of this specification, and in which Figure 1 represents aside view of my combination work table and basket ready for use. Fig. 2represents a side view of the same structure, a portion thereof beingshown in section, as will be hereinafter more fully described. Fig. 3represents a top or plan view with top cushion removed, and a portion ofthe basket broken away, as will be hereinafter more fully described; andFig. i represents a section of the standard part below the basket andabove the leg-fastening plate, as will be hereinafter more fullydescribed.

The object of my present invention has been to provide a convenient,compact, and desirable combined work table and basket for ladies use,and that, too, in such combined form and construction as to render it anarticle of ornament as well as of great practical utility, while at thesame timeit can be readily taken apart and packed up in a compact mannerand carried in an ordinary trunk.

To enable those skill in the art to which my invention belongs, I willproceed to describe the same more in detail.

In the drawings, the part marked A is the main supportirig-standard,provided with a top spindle, B, which rises from the shoulder on hubpart 0, and upon which spindle is fitted to turn the thread-spool andbutton-case D, the latter having a central tubular verticalsocket-piece, E, which fits upon the spindle B, as fully shown in Fig.2. The bottom of case D rests on the top of shoulder O, and said case isformed by an outer rim, G, the bottom of which rim fits in a groove, (1,in the outer edge of the bottom, while the upper edge of rim G fits in agroove, 1), in the under side of the top H. The top H is upholstered toform a cushion, I, for the reception of pins and needles. In thisinstance the wood bot- Serial No. 200,747. (No model.)

tom J of the cushion is held to the top II by screws 0 c. The edge ofthe velvet or cloth cover K, which holds the stuffing L in place, isfastened to the under side of cushion-bottom J, and thereby is heldsecurely in place between cushion-bottom J, and top H, by means ofscrews 0 0; but any other suitable mode of fastening may be adopted.

From the top of spindle B projects a screw, 9, to receive the thumb-nutO, which screws down upon the top of spindle B, thereby preventing caseD from coming off, while at the same time the case is free to turn.

Case D is provided with an inner circular division-rim, M, and the spaceM, between the outer and inner rims, is filled with standards N, for thethread and silk spools 0, there being a thread-eye, F, through the outerrim, opposite each spool, for the passage of the thread or silk, and onthe outer side, close to each eye, is to be placed or fixed thedifferent numbers of the thread, and letters may be placed to designatethe different sizes of silk.

If preferred, the case may be made large enough to contain two full setsof thread and silk, so that it will not be necessary to turn the casebut slightly to reach any desired thread.

The inner space, N, forms a convenient receptacle for buttons and otherarticles.

Upon the standard A are arranged hooks L, upon which to hang shears andscissors.

A basket, 1?, is arranged upon the supporting-standard, thebasket-bottom I having a hole in the center, through which the bottomend, A, of said standard passes, while in this instance a metal collaror plate, I is screwed to the under side of bottom P, with a hole forthe passage of the lower end, A, of standard A, and also three notchesto receive the upper ends of the three legs Q Q Q, and which leg endsare concaved out on their inner edges, '5, to fit the outer roundsurface of the standard end A. The upper ends of legs Q are alsoprovided with shoulders to press against the plate Pfland with beveledends 7;, to enter the slots or notches in said plate.

The lower end of the standard A is bored out, as seen at 7, and a metalscrew-rod, 8, is inserted in the center, the lower end of said rodpassing down some distance below the lower end ofsaid standard andhaving a screwthread cut thereon. Each leg Q is provided with a screw,on, on its inner upper edge, an illustration being shown in Fig. 2, thehead of each screw projecting a short distance. Three slots, n, are madein the lower end, A, of the standard A, the width of the slots beingsufficient to permit the bodies of the screws to slip up therein.

A button or thimble-piece, R, having a groove or socket, m, in its upperend and a central hole large enough to let rod 8 pass through freely, isfitted on the lower end of standard A, with its socket-flange passing upagainst the under edges, 0, of legs Q, a nut, S screwing onto the end ofrod 8, thereby holding the legs Q Q Q, basket 1?, and standardA allfirmly together, as illustrated in the drawings. I h

To put thedevices together, the operator takes standard Aand passes itslower end, A, down through the basket, then inserts the upper ends ofthe legs Q in their respective notches in the plate P and their screws min their respective slots a, after which socket or thimble pieceR isslipped on and nut Sscrewed up, which brings the bottom of basket P upagainst the shoulder A,while the upper ends of legs Q Q Q will be heldfirmly between socket or thimble R, and the under side of the metalplate P. Case D is now placed in position upon the spindle B,-andthumb-nut 0 applied and turned down and the cushion-top put on,when thecombined work table and basket is ready for use. When a flat, hard,smooth top is desired, it is only necessary to turn the cushion downwith the top H up. In this form the device serves well for a whist orother stand or table.

In Fig. 2 case D and its cushioned top are shown in section, also thebasket and lower part, A, of the supporting standard 'A, by which one ofthe legs is removed, and in Fig. 4, which is a View looking down, onlyportions of the legs are shown, their shoulders p being indicated indotted lines, same figure.

In Fig.3 a portion of the basket is broken away. If preferred, the partsR and S may be made in one piece and of metal.

Those skilled in the art to which my invention belongs will appreciatethe ease and simple manner in which my combined work table and basketcan be put together and taken apart, and compactly put up fortransportation or storage, case D fitting into the basket, while thelegs, when taken off, can be tied up with supporting-standard A, therebyreducing the length one-half. It will be observed that only twofastenings have to be removed in separating the parts for packingviz.,the top and bottom nuts--both of which a lady can remove with herfingers.

The work table and basket may be made of any desired material andupholstered in desired cloth, velvet, or silk, and the numbers, too, maybe ofany desired material or stamp. If preferred, the wood-work may beveneered in one or many different kinds of wood.

I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. Thecombination,with the slotted end A, of supporting-standard A, basket P,provided with notched metal plate P and detachable legs Q Q Q, screws m,screw-rod 8, thimble R, and nut S, substantially as described.

2 As an improved article of manufacture,a combined work table and basketconsisting of a central supp'orti ng-standard, A, slotted at its lowerend, and having a spindle, B, screw '9, and nut O at its upper end forsupporting the upholstered spool, silk, and thread-case D, basket 1?,clamped in position against shoulder A on standard A by the detachablelegs Q, and nut S on screw-rod 8, all substantially as and for thepurposes set forth.

SARAH E. BALL.

\Vitnesses:

BRUCE FENN, J OHN P. HUDSON.

